EP3908973A4 - Autonomous crop monitoring system and method - Google Patents

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EP3908973A4
EP3908973A4 EP20737923.1A EP20737923A EP3908973A4 EP 3908973 A4 EP3908973 A4 EP 3908973A4 EP 20737923 A EP20737923 A EP 20737923A EP 3908973 A4 EP3908973 A4 EP 3908973A4
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Simcha SHORE
Ilan Ehrenfeld
Ido BAR-AV
Shahar Harari
Eliad BEN-NUN
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